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Former Sixer Orlando Wooldridge Dead At 52

BOSTON - APRIL 17: Orlando Woolridge #0 of the Chicago Bulls makes a move against Kevin McHale #32 of the Boston Celtics during Game One of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals played on April 17, 1986 at the Boston Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. The Celtics won 123-104. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 1986 NBAE (Photo by Dick Raphael/NBAE via Getty Images)

MANSFIELD, La. (AP) — Former NBA standout Orlando Woolridge has died at his parents’ home in Louisiana. He was 52.

DeSoto Parish Chief Deputy Coroner Billy Locke says Woolridge died Thursday night. He had been under hospice care for a chronic heart condition.

Woolridge was a first-round draft pick of the Chicago Bulls in 1981 and played in the NBA for 13 years. He was a star at Mansfield High School before going on to play for Notre Dame. Woolridge played one season for the Sixers, in 1993-94.

He played for the Bulls, Los Angeles Lakers, New Jersey, Philadelphia and Detroit, and also coached the Los Angeles Sparks of the WNBA.